AWKWARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of awkward in English
awkward adjective
(DIFFICULT )
difficult It's very difficult to find a job in this city. hard The exam was really hard. complicated The instructions were so complicated I just couldn't follow them. complex Designing a house is a complex process. tricky It's quite tricky getting the puzzle pieces to fit together.
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awkward adjective
(EMBARRASSING )
feel awkward I always feel awkward when I'm with Chris - he's so difficult to talk to. He seemed a little awkward when I first met him.
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awkward adjective
(NOT HELPFUL )
awkward adjective
(MOVEMENT )
(Definition of awkward from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
awkward | American Dictionary
awkward adjective
(DIFFICULT )
awkward adjective
(ANXIOUS )
awkward adjective
(LACKING GRACE )
He’s too awkward – he’ll never be a good dancer .
(Definition of awkward from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of awkward
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Physically, the book's size is an awkward 10 inches by 7 inches.
The pronoun it might have been a bit awkward here followed by plus.
It may simply be that a sentence with two adverbs in a row is not very elegant and is stylistically awkward .
Writers have characterised some relationships as arbitrary, whimsical, awkward or confusing, yet celebrated the carefully studied asymmetry of others as an artistic tour-de-force.
For some, the bonding rituals are awkward moments that need to be negotiated by making excuses and hanging back.
It is, therefore, awkward to use improving values for algorithms like alpha-beta that use both upper and lower bounds.
This finding is awkward for the theory, but it is certainly not a fatal blow.
Words like awkward and coyote can be described as having informative beginnings, because they start with uncommon trigrams.
The opening phrases' serrated profile thematises awkward melodic disjunctures.
This awkward piece, gangling and almost painfully honest in its criticism, was, so to speak, 'disappeared'.
Some of the clients reported, however, that asking aiders to do extra could put them in an awkward position.
Furthermore, defining the branches of the polytypic function as records is somewhat awkward , and could be improved with specialized syntax.
He knew that she would find it awkward , if not unacceptable, for his subordinate to address him by his first name.
One finds it a hard go in places with awkward phrasing and incomplete editing.
This approach to debugging may seem awkward or inelegant.
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Translations of awkward
in Chinese (Traditional)
困難的, 難用的, 棘手的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
困难的, 难用的, 棘手的…
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incómodo, torpe, incómodo/da [masculine-feminine]…
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difícil, complicado, desajeitado…
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विचित्र, वापरण्यास, करण्यास वा हाताळण्यास कठीण…
çetin, zor ve sorun çıkaran, sakar…
embarrassant/-ante, maladroit/-oite, difficile…
பயன்படுத்த, செய்ய, அல்லது சமாளிக்க கடினமாக உள்ள ஒன்று…
अजीब / उपयोग या या व्यवहार करने में कठिन, अजीब / अनुपयुक्त, अजीब / शर्मिंदा या घबराया हुआ…
બેડોળ, ઉપયોગ કરવા અથવા વર્તન કરવા માટે બેડોળ, અજીબ…
akavet, kejtet, vanskelig…
klumpig, besvärlig, obehaglig…
pinlig, kinkig, klossete…
بد وضع, تکلیف دہ, پریشان کن…
неудобный, затруднительный, неловкий…
ఉపయోగించడానికి, చెయ్యడానికి లేదా వ్యవహరించడానికి కష్టమైనది (అడ్డదిడ్డమైనది), సమస్యలు…
বিশ্রী, ব্যবহার করা বা মোকাবিলা করা কঠিন, অসুবিধাজনক…
neobratný, nevhodný, trapný…
kikuk, canggung, janggal…
งุ่มง่าม, ที่น่าอึดอัดใจ…
vụng về, lúng túng/ ngượng nghịu…
kłopotliwy, niezręczny, niezgrabny…
difficile, imbarazzante, impacciato…
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